03058nam 2200649Ia 450 991078267950332120230207225953.01-282-05938-697866120593841-84642-880-7(CKB)1000000000702709(EBL)412870(OCoLC)437090051(SSID)ssj0000308818(PQKBManifestationID)11226696(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308818(PQKBWorkID)10259647(PQKB)11029760(MiAaPQ)EBC412870(Au-PeEL)EBL412870(CaPaEBR)ebr10273797(CaONFJC)MIL205938(EXLCZ)99100000000070270920081022d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSafeguarding vulnerable adults and the law[electronic resource] /Michael MandelstamLondon ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers20091 online resource (322 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84310-692-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-310) and index.FRONT COVER; Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law; CONTENTS; 1. Introduction; 2. Background: policy, definition and prevalence; 3. Local authority social services; 4. National Health Service legislation; 5. Regulation of care provision forvulnerable adults; 6. Mental capacity; 7. National Assistance Act, environmental health, Mental Health Act and other interventions; 8. Physical and sexual harm and abuse; 9. Financial abuse; 10. Disclosure of personal information and confidentiality; 11. Adult protection: procedural aspects; References; IndexThe book focuses on how many areas of law apply to vulnerable adults, bringing together an extensive body of case law to illustrate this. Also covered is how local authorities and the NHS may themselves be implicated in the harm suffered. For example, in terms of gross lapses in standards of care and basic dignity sometimes found in hospitals.People with disabilitiesLegal status, laws, etcGreat BritainPeople with disabilitiesAbuse ofGreat BritainPreventionCommunity health servicesLaw and legislationGreat BritainNational health servicesGreat BritainSocial serviceGreat BritainPeople with disabilitiesLegal status, laws, etc.People with disabilitiesAbuse ofPrevention.Community health servicesLaw and legislationNational health servicesSocial service344.410323362.941Mandelstam Michael1956-1464777MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782679503321Safeguarding vulnerable adults and the law3686430UNINA